Horse-detacher



(No Model.)

S. M. 85 G. A. TEETER.

HORSE DETAGHER.

Patented May 11; 1886.

F, 2 )4 INZE NTOR:

- 7h em WITNESSES EJWK UNITED STATES SAMUEL H. TEii'lLi PATENT OFFICE.

t AND CALVIN A. TEETER, OF TUSOOLA, ILLINOIS.

HORSE-DETACHER.

SPECIFICATION iorming part of Letters Patent No. 341,610, dated May 11, 1886.

Application filed March 22. 1886. Serial No. 196,107.

To aZZ whom, itma-y concern:

Be it known that we, SAMUEL M. TEETER and CALVIN A. TEETER, of Tuscola, in the county of Douglas and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horse-Detachers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Figure l is a side sectional elevation of one of the whiffletree-hooks employedas a part of our improved horse-detacher. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on line x w in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a singletree and a portion-of the double-tree, showing the devices for releasing the detacher.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawings.

The object of our invention is to provide a simple, safe, and eiiicient device for releasing horses from vehicles in case of a runaway or accident.

Our invention consists in a whiffletree-hook formed of two movable arms arranged to. be held in position by a spring-acted bolt, which is withdrawn when it is desired to release the traces.

It also consists in an arrangement of cords and levers for operating the spring-acted bolt from the carriage.

The ferrule A, which receives the end of the whiftletree, is provided in the outer end thereof with a recess, in which are pivot-ed two arms, B G, on the pin D, extending transversely through the recess. The arm 0 is prolonged back of its pivot,'extending outward to the outer surface of the ferrule A, thence along the side of the ferrule. The end of the exten sion of the arm 0 is beveled, and has a rightangled notch, a, which receives the notched end of a bolt, E, arranged to slide in the socket F, formed on the side of the ferrule A. The bolt is made in two diameters, and between the shoulder b and the bottom of the socket the spring a is placed upon the bolt and arranged to push the bolt outward into engagement with the notched end of the arm 0. The extremity of the bolt E passes through the bottom of the socket F, and receives a cord or wire, d. The arm B is notched to receive a spiral spring, e, which abuts against the side (No model.)

of the recess in the end of the ferrule, and

tends to push the shoulder f, formed on the arm B, against the shoulder g on the arm 0. Normally the free ends of the arms B O are separated, as shown in the full lines in Fig. -l, and when it is desired to place the traces on the arms B O the arm B is moved forward toward the arm 0, against the pressure of the spring 6, into the position indicated in dotted lines, when the trace maybe readily put in place upon the arms B 0, when the arm B, being released, springs away from the arm 0 and retains the trace in its place near the piv' ots of the arms. At or near the middle of the single-tree is pivoted an equal-armed lever, G, which receives in its opposite ends the cords or wires (Z on the bolts E at opposite ends of the single-tree. In the middle of the double: tree A are secured two eyes, h, which receive cords z from the levers G of the singletrees. The cords 2', after passing through the eyes it, are connected with the cord j, which extends into the carriage within easy reach of the driver. Normally the traces are held as indicated in Fig.1,when the draft comes mainly upon the arm 0; but when it is desirable to release the traces the cord j is pulled, the levers G are turned through the medium of the cords i, thus drawing the cords d and withdrawing the bolts E from the notched ends of the arm 0. The arm 0, being released, is readily pulled by the traces into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, when,the arms B 0 being parallel, the traces may readily slip from both arms.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new,and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is-

l. The combination with the ferrule A, having a recess in the end thereof, of the arm B, having the shoulder f, the spring 6, the arm 0, prolonged beyond its pivot, extending to the bolt E, and provided with the shoulder g, the bolt E, and means for withdrawing the bolt E from the arm 0, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In a horse-detacher, the combination of the ferrule A, provided with an end recess, the arm 0, pivoted in the recess of the ferrule, prolonged beyond its pivot, and provided with the shoulder g, the arm B, pivoted in therecess of the ferrule and provided with the shoul- IOO with the shoulder g and prolonged beyond its ing and releasing the arm 0, substantially as pivot, the pivoted arm B, having the shoulder herein shown and described. f, the spring 6, the spring-acted bolt E, cord [5 3. In a horse-detaoher, the combination of cl, lever G, and means for operating the lever, 5 the ferrule A, the pivoted arm 0, provided the cords i and eyes h, substantially as here with the shoulder g and prolonged beyond its in shown and described.

derf, the spiral spring 0, and means for holdpivot, the pivoted arm B, having the shoulder q T w f, the spring 6, the spring-acted bolt E, cord l DAMUEL TEETEI d, lever G, and means for operating the lever,

10 substantially as herein shown and described. 4. In a horse-detacher, the combination of the ferrule A, the pivoted arm 0, provided CALVIN TEETER.

Witnesses:

W. B. BROWN, JOHN N. OUToELL. 

